What tech blew up in 2016?

Getty Images

Correct

Incorrect

The Samsung Galaxy Note7

Correct

Incorrect

Fake News on Facebook

Correct

Incorrect

Theranos

Correct

Incorrect

All of these and more

Correct!

Wrong!

Everything exploded. Oof.

The Note7 quite literally exploded, leading Samsung to recall its flagship smartphone before anyone even knew the source of the problem; fake news on Facebook convinced your relatives that completely made up hoaxes about the US presidential candidates were true, and Facebook didn't do anything to stop it; and Theranos went from being worth $9 billion to approximately $0 after the Wall Street Journal revealed that the company's proprietary blood testing machines were putting patients in danger.

Whom did Apple fight in 2016?

Correct

Incorrect

The US Department of Justice/FBI

Correct

Incorrect

Samsung

Correct

Incorrect

The headphone jack

Correct

Incorrect

Everybody

Correct!

Wrong!

Apple had many battles to fight in 2016.

The maker of the iPhone fought the DOJ over the security of the San Bernadino shooter's iPhone; boxed with Samsung in court over patent rights related to the design of the Galaxy line of smartphones; and told the public that the headphone jack, one of the oldest plugs out there, wasn't useful anymore when the company released the jack-less iPhone 7.

Hillary Clinton's emails, released by WikiLeaks (almost certainly provided by Russia), dogged her throughout her campaign; government agencies, even ones that certified the security of voting machines, were hacked; hackers broke into Yahoo to steal info on 1.5 billion of its users; and the Internet of Things almost took down the entire internet when hackers attacked the server provider Dyn by infiltrating your connected refrigerator. And there are likely other hacks we don't know about, yet.

The darkest corners of the internet converged into what 2016 countercultural force?

Getty Images

Correct

Incorrect

Mommy bloggers

Correct

Incorrect

YouTubers

Correct

Incorrect

The alt-right

Correct

Incorrect

Gilmore Girls discussion threads

Correct

Incorrect

Bernie bros

Correct

Incorrect

Tumblr social justice advocates

Correct!

Wrong!

"We memed a president into office" — 4chan user

The loosely affiliated white nationalist movement that calls itself the alt-right coalesced from the more aggressive forces of the internet: trolls prone to racist and sexist harassment. They were overwhelmingly pro-Donald Trump and were overjoyed at his victory in the election. As one 4chan user put it: "We actually memed a president into office."

Are self-driving cars transforming the roads of America into something more like "The Jetsons"?

Getty Images

Correct

Incorrect

Yes

Correct

Incorrect

No

Correct

Incorrect

Getting there

Correct!

Wrong!

Maybe someday

Uber, Google, Tesla, and others have tested self-driving cars in the streets, but you still can't buy one, and no one is sure if they're safe yet. We'll have to wait to commute in an autonomous pod.

Blake Montgomery is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in San Francisco.